Clasp for hair wavers



P. L. HAIMS EMMMM CLASP FOR HAIR WAVERS Filed Feb. 12, 1934 ATTORNE YPatented Sept. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to clasps and in particular to a type of claspwhich may be used for holding the hair as in a, waver.

One object of the invention is to provide a 5 clasp having a flat fingerwhereby a flat wave of the hair may be obtained by Winding the hair fromthe following specification and its accompanying illustrations inwhich:--

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a holder or hair waver clasp. Fig. 2 is anelevation of Fig. l partly in section to show the manner in which hairis wrapped and the device locked. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of Figs.1 and 2.

Referring to the drawing, the clasp is made of a strip of metal, rubber,or other composition, but preferably rubber, as indicated at 38 and hasa pair of fingers 3! at opposite ends of said body with a short finger32 in the center all opening in different directions. Fingers 3| areslit at 33 which may be opened to engage the end of the hair It and thehair is then wound around the entire finger 3! locking said hair withinthe slitted finger, the hair when wrapped around the finger forms abulkwhich spreads the body 39 (Cl. l3233) It will thus be seen that I haveprovided a hair waver and clasp which is positive in operation, verycheap to manufacture and which is simple in operation.

I claim:

1. A hair waver comprising an elongated elastic plate slitted lengthwiseto form a pair of fingers in a recess in the body of the plate, saidfingers extending along beside each other in said recess and capable ofbeing sprung out of said recess and apart to receive hair therebetweenand then sprung into the recess to grip hair against the outer edges ofthe fingers and the edge .of the recess.

2. A hair waver comprising an elongated plate of elastic material havingan elongated opening through the same and plurality of integral fingersextending beside each other lengthwise in said opening and capable ofbeing sprung out of the opening and apart to receive and grip hairtherebetween and then sprung through the opening to grip hair. woundaround the fingers.

3. A hair waver comprising an elongated plate of elastic materialslitted in the body thereof to form an elongated opening through thesame and a pair of fingers normally lying beside each other in saidopening and capable of being sprung in either direction out of saidopening and also sprung apart to receive hair therebetween, the freeends of the fingers being engageable with the plate at the end of theopening when the opening is shortened by lateral expansion of the plateincident to the pressure of hair wound around the fingers. PHILIP L.HAIMS.

